Krzysztof Jotko vs Sean Strickland Booked May 1

Krzysztof Jotko takes on Sean Strickland at UFC: Fight Night

Krzysztof Jotko (22-4) is a Polish middleweight fighting out of American Top Team / Phuket Top Team gyms. After struggling with three consecutive losses between May 2017 to April 2018, Jotko has rediscovered winning ways with three wins over Alen Amedovski, Marc-Andre Barriault, and, most recently, Eryk Anders in May 2020.

Sean Strickland (22-3) is currently ranked #15 amongst active middleweights and has amassed a highly impressive record, having notched wins over names such as Tom Breese, Nordine Taleb, and, most recently, broke the seven-fight win streak of fellow middleweight prospect Brendan Allen.

The contest is a potentially pivotal one for the fighters, who are both aiming to make a run against the top calibre fighters amongst the division. Jotko and Strickland join a packed UFC: Fight Night event on May 1, headlined by light heavyweight contenders Dominick Reyes and Jiri Prochazka.

• Light heavyweight: Dominick Reyes vs Jiri Prochazka
• Lightweight: Cub Swanson vs Gavin Tucket
• Heavyweight: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Augusto Sakai
• Light heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba vs Devin Clark
• Featherweight: TJ Laramie vs Damon Jackson
• Featherweight: Kai Kamaka vs TJ Brown
• Welterweight: Mike Jackson vs Dean Barry
• Flyweight: Ji Yeon Kim vs Poliana Botelho
• Welterweight: K.B. Bhullar vs Andreas Michailidis
• Strawweight: Sam Hughes vs Konklal Suphisara
• Middleweight: Sean Strickland vs Krzysztof Jotko
• Bantamweight: Felipe Dias vs Journey Newson

With both fighters boasting impressive wins of late, who do you believe will emerge victorious and move upwards in the middleweight ranks?

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